Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts books

This book is the most recent examination of all those passages of the Qumran Library that are interested in the...  Read More >>

Commentaries on Early Jewish Literature is a new series in English dealing with early Jewish literature between...  Read More >>

Illuminates the underlying truth held in common by the Holy Bible and the Bhagavad Gita.  Read More >>

A Buddhist Kaleidoscope: Essays on the Lotus Sutra examines what many consider to be the highest teaching of the...  Read More >>

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* Introduces the Qumran Scrolls to the uninitiated general reader. * Explains how revolutionary the discovery of...  Read More >>

Between 1947 and 1956, ancient Jewish manuscripts were found in caves near Khirbet Qumran on the edge of the Dead...  Read More >>

Ralph Garlin Clingan explores Powell's role as a radical, progressive prophet with a well thought out program of...  Read More >>

"The Heart of the Prajaparamita Sutra is regarded as the essence of Buddhist teaching. It is recited daily in Mahayana...  Read More >>

Explores the body of Jewish literature called Midrash - creative interpretations of the Bible that are designed...  Read More >>

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Ancient texts are ambiguous, and this volume seeks to show that the Hebrew Bible is no exception. Applying a linguistic...  Read More >>

An examination of the religious perspectives of the Mishnah. It explores how the Halakhah of the Mishnah relates...  Read More >>

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These publications have also been published in hardback, for details on The Mishnah: Social Perspectives please...  Read More >>

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4Q Pesher Nahum has long been considered one of the most important Qumran texts for understanding the historical...  Read More >>

Volume 1 of the Mercer Commentary on the Bible (MCB) comprises commentaries on Genesis -- Deuteronomy plus appropriate...  Read More >>

Thematic readings of the Damascus Document, in light of contemporary (audience-oriented) literary criticism, highlight...  Read More >>

This study argues that the authors of Deuteronomy - a corpus of laws purportedly given to Israel through Moses -...  Read More >>

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In 'Freedom, Equality and Justice in Islam', M H Kamali presents the reader with an analysis of the three concepts...  Read More >>